Sucre

Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

The constitutional capital of Bolivia, in the south-central part of the country southeast of La Paz. Founded in 1538 as Chuquisaca, it was renamed in 1840 to honor the first president of the country. Population: 193,000.

Sucre, Antonio José de 1795-1830. South American military leader who helped secure independence from Spain and served as the first president of Bolivia (1826-1828).

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proper n. The constitutional capital of Bolivia.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A silver coin of Ecuador, worth 68 cents.

from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

A Middle English form of sugar.

n. A silver coin of Ecuador, of the weight of 25 grams and the fineness of .900.

Already I can hear the sound of the zampoñas and the charango playing a traditional Andean melody and the lady on the street corner in Sucre announcing the sale of the “Corrrrrrrrrrrrreo”, the local daily newspaper.

The only public transportation option are Trufis (minivans, basically) and there is no way a double bed, a bookshelf, a stove, one big suitcase and two backpacks would fit on the roofrack of those suckers along with all the giant bangs of food and goods purchased in Sucre, being transported by all of the other passengers.

There were rumors floating around that they were going to cancel the big parade in Sucre in protest and move the major celebrations to Monteagudo, a smaller city in Southeastern Chuquisaca — anything to keep him out of the city.